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				<h1>Welcome to Transmission! </h1>
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				<p>Transmission is a BitTorrent client. It is used for peer to peer filesharing over the internet. BitTorrent is a fast way of transferring files, because everyone who downloads must also upload to others. This means speeds are only limited by the number of people connected to a given torrent - the more people the better!
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						<h3>How do I use it?</h3>
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						<p>You'll need to download a torrent file (extension .torrent). These are commonly found at'tracker' websites</a>. Torrent files contain information about the actual file you want to download (eg a movie).
						<p>Once you have the torrent file, open it in Transmission. You can also set Transmission to watch for torrent files and then open them automatically via Preferences >> Transfers >> General.
						<p>It is good etiquette to 'seed' the file for a while (ie leave it uploading) once your download is complete. You can set a default ratio to automatically seed to, and then pause. This can be adjusted in Preferences >> Transfers >> Management, or in real time using the Action menu. </p>
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						<h3>Can I schedule my transfers? </h3>
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						<p>Yes, by using 'Speed Limit Mode'. Simply go to Preferences >> Bandwidth, and then set both the speed you would like Transmission to be limited to, as well as the period of time you would like the limits applied.
						<p>When Speed Limit Mode is enabled, the turtle will be illuminated in blue.</p>
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						<h3>Can I queue my transfers? </h3>
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						<p>Yes, you can queue seeding and/or downloading transfers via Preferences >> Transfers >> Management.
						<p>The queue system is very simple: You start and pause transfers as usual, but if you're over the queue limit starting a transfer will instead make it "Waiting to download..."
						<p>You can force a transfer to start by holding down option and clicking the orange resume button; or by using the Transfers menu item "Resume Selected Without Wait". </p>
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						<h3>Where can I find more detailed information on my torrents? </h3>
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						<p>Click the Inspector icon, or simply double-click any transfer in the main window.
						<p>The inspector gives you:
							<ul>
								<li>statistics on the torrent and files you are downloading </li>
								<li>information about the peers you are connected to </li>
								<li>options to fine-tune your bandwidth allocation </li>
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Updated help from Nick Pucius. 2006-09-29 14:51:14 +00:00			`<title>Getting Started</title>`
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updated help files from jah 2007-03-19 01:16:41 +00:00
Updated help from Nick Pucius. 2006-09-29 14:51:14 +00:00			`<A NAME="GettingStarted"></A>`
the top of help pages match the official help a bit more 2006-12-24 14:54:30 +00:00			`<div id="banner">`
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update mail headers 2006-12-28 00:46:28 +00:00			`<div id="machelp"><a class="bread" href="../index.html">Transmission Help</a>`
the top of help pages match the official help a bit more 2006-12-24 14:54:30 +00:00			`</div>`
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updated help files from jah 2007-03-19 01:16:41 +00:00
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Updated help from Nick Pucius. 2006-09-29 14:51:14 +00:00			`<div id="pagetitle">`
updated help files from jah 2007-03-19 01:16:41 +00:00			`<h1>Welcome to Transmission! </h1>`
Updated help from Nick Pucius. 2006-09-29 14:51:14 +00:00			`</div>`
updated help files from jah 2007-03-19 01:16:41 +00:00			`<p>Transmission is a BitTorrent client. It is used for peer to peer filesharing over the internet. BitTorrent is a fast way of transferring files, because everyone who downloads must also upload to others. This means speeds are only limited by the number of people connected to a given torrent - the more people the better!`
Updated help from Nick Pucius. 2006-09-29 14:51:14 +00:00			`<p>`

updated help files from jah 2007-03-19 01:16:41 +00:00			`<table class="dots" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" summary="One column table with heading">`
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			`<h3>How do I use it?</h3>`
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			`<td valign="top" width="150"><img src="../gfx/torrentlife.png" height="auto" width="150" border="0"></td>`
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			`<p>You'll need to download a torrent file (extension .torrent). These are commonly found at'tracker' websites</a>. Torrent files contain information about the actual file you want to download (eg a movie).`
			`<p>Once you have the torrent file, open it in Transmission. You can also set Transmission to watch for torrent files and then open them automatically via Preferences >> Transfers >> General.`
			`<p>It is good etiquette to 'seed' the file for a while (ie leave it uploading) once your download is complete. You can set a default ratio to automatically seed to, and then pause. This can be adjusted in Preferences >> Transfers >> Management, or in real time using the Action menu. </p>`
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			`<h3>Can I schedule my transfers? </h3>`
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			`<td valign="top" width="150"><img src="../gfx/scheduler.png" height="auto" width="150" border="0"></td>`
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			`<p>Yes, by using 'Speed Limit Mode'. Simply go to Preferences >> Bandwidth, and then set both the speed you would like Transmission to be limited to, as well as the period of time you would like the limits applied.`
			`<p>When Speed Limit Mode is enabled, the turtle will be illuminated in blue.</p>`
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Updated help from Nick Pucius. 2006-09-29 14:51:14 +00:00
updated help files from jah 2007-03-19 01:16:41 +00:00			`<table class="dots" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" summary="One column table with heading">`
			`<tr>`
			`<td class="blue" colspan="2">`
			`<h3>Can I queue my transfers? </h3>`
			`</td>`
			`</tr>`
			`<tr>`
			`<td valign="top" width="150"><img src="../gfx/queuing.png" height="auto" width="150" border="0"><img src="../gfx/queuing2.png" alt="Image of Adium X account types" height="auto" width="150" border="0"></td>`
			`<td valign="top">`
			`<p>Yes, you can queue seeding and/or downloading transfers via Preferences >> Transfers >> Management.`
			`<p>The queue system is very simple: You start and pause transfers as usual, but if you're over the queue limit starting a transfer will instead make it "Waiting to download..."`
			`<p>You can force a transfer to start by holding down option and clicking the orange resume button; or by using the Transfers menu item "Resume Selected Without Wait". </p>`
			`</td>`
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			`</table>`
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			`<table class="dots" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" summary="One column table with heading">`
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			`<h3>Where can I find more detailed information on my torrents? </h3>`
			`</td>`
			`</tr>`
			`<tr>`
			`<td valign="top" width="150"><img src="../gfx/inspector.png" height="auto" width="150" border="0"></td>`
			`<td valign="top">`
			`<p>Click the Inspector icon, or simply double-click any transfer in the main window.`
			`<p>The inspector gives you:`
			`<ul>`
			`<li>statistics on the torrent and files you are downloading </li>`
			`<li>information about the peers you are connected to </li>`
			`<li>options to fine-tune your bandwidth allocation </li>`
			`<ul>`
			`</p>`
			`</td>`
			`</tr>`
			`</table>`
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Updated help from Nick Pucius. 2006-09-29 14:51:14 +00:00			`</div>`
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